Milwaukee, WI Community Summit

Community

Event Name

Convening Organization

Date & Time

Thursday, December 8, 2016
9:00am – 3:00pm

Location

Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
333 W. Kilbourn Ave.

Event Description

The Schools and Communities Connected Education Summit is designed to connect educators, youth workers, community members and students to learn how we can better coordinated in school and out of school opportunities to ensure higher graduation rates and student performance.

The Summit will include sessions facilitated by community members and academic leaders covering how after school programs, post-secondary opportunities, technology, creative arts, social emotional health and caring adults impact student success towards better graduation rates.

All presentations will include an interactive format using hands-on and/or group learning activities. Each 75-minute workshop will include information and or resources for the participants to keep.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Drame
Dr. Elizabeth Drame is a professor in the Department of Exceptional Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She directs the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Program and is Department Chair. Dr. Drame's research centers on fostering positive educational outcomes for students with disabilities in inclusive schools, and social justice and equity issues in special education locally, regionally and internationally with a focus on the African Diaspora.